In order to make a data-driven decision, where's the evidence that your hypothesis is correct? FWIW, Norway requires at least 40% gender representation on the

In order to make a data-driven decision, where's the evidence that your hypothesis is correct? FWIW, Norway requires at least 40% gender representation on the boards of public companies, so there's data right there. The best I can tell is "mixed", but definitely not "actually counter-productive". I quoted "mixed" from https://www.ft.com/content/6f6bc5a2-7b70-11e8-af48-190d103e32a4 https://www.ft.com/content/6f6bc5a2-7b70-11e8-af48-190d103e3... . One of the observations quoted there is: > Ms Helleland says three-quarters of recruitment is down to informal networks: “Men recruit men. Men recruit CEOs that look like themselves. I interpret that as an informal quota system for men. There's decades of research on this topic. Either it's "well understood" now, or there's no good way to make a data-driven decision.